I have been working on my B.o.S entry for the Feast of Lupercalia, and as Valentine's Day is on the rise I thought I would share that particular page from the entry. It's not in depth, just an overview, but that's all we need...right!? lol:
Feast of Lupercalia
Festival
of Love
St Valentine
Around the year 278 AD, a holy
priest, named Valentine, was beheaded by order of the Emperor, Claudius
II. “Claudius the Cruel” led a strong
army but found that their attachments to their wives and families made them
unwilling to follow his bloody and unpopular campaigns. Claudius decided to ban all marriages and
engagements in Rome
Valentine did not agree with this at
all, so secretly performed marriages for young lovers. When Valentine's actions were discovered,
Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Valentine was arrested and dragged
before the Prefect of Rome, who condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs
and beheaded. While in
jail, Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter, who had become
his friend, and signed it "From Your Valentine." His sentence was carried out on
February 14th. Valentine was
named a saint after his death.
Although all legends differ,
Valentine’s death has been linked to the February Pagan love festival, “the
Feast of Lupercalia”. Celebrations includes the names of the young women being placed in a box, and the names being drawn by the men. In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius decided to put an
end to the Feast of Lupercalia by declaring that February 14th be
celebrated as St Valentine's Day.
History.com
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Blessed Be
SRM
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